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After I finished reading about Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, I wasn’t certain I wanted to write a book review. The book by Ransom Riggs has been out for quite some time, and it was even made into a movie a while back. I felt like perhaps Miss Peregrine’s home and her children had […]

The Everything, Everything book by Nicola Yoon was everything I wanted it to be—and nothing I expected. The story is sweet and romantic and engaging and cute and… well, everything you expect from a young adult novel. Except for when it wasn’t. Of course, getting too deeply into the shocking twist would force me to […]

On the very first page of Holding Up the Universe by Jennifer Niven, main character Jack tells readers that he is about to do a very bad thing—something that will make everyone reading his letter hate him. Later, we find out that that very bad thing is what Jack and his friends call “Fat Girl […]

Usually, when you pick up a novel, you expect the story to be the best part of the book. With The Sky Is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson, that wasn’t the case—at least not in my experience. Don’t get me wrong. The story in this book is plenty good, but the poetry that highlights each chapter? […]

The Elite by Kiera Cass is basically The Bachelor, round two. In the first book, America Singer is sent to the palace to compete for the heart of the prince of her kingdom. In the second book, America continues to compete for Prince Maxon’s heart, only this time — with fewer girls — things become […]

I’ve seen photos of The Selection by Kiera Cass floating around Instagram, and man, what a beautiful cover! A lot of other readers seemed to like the book, so I thought I’d give it a try. Let me start off by saying that The Selection is a SUPER easy read. I haven’t read a book […]

Dare Me by Megan Abbott was the first of the books I’ve had a chance to read in my Blair Waldorf reading challenge. It was interesting that this book came first because, about halfway through, I came across a quote that will likely sum up the entire reading list: “There’s something dangerous about the boredom […]

Carry On by Rainbow Rowell is Fangirl meets Harry Potter and yet, not exactly what I expected. If you liked reading about the fictional Simon Snow in Rowell’s Fangirl, you’ll love getting more personal with Simon and his friends in her Carry On novel. The story sees mage Simon Snow entering his final year at […]

This book review of Glass Sword by Victoria Aveyard assumes that you have read Red Queen, which precedes Glass Sword in the Red Queen series. If you have not read the first book, proceed with caution — there may be spoilers ahead! Glass Sword by Victoria Aveyard — Wow! I’m not quite sure what to […]

Wow! All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven wasn’t what I was expecting at. all. I’ve just finished reading this one, and I have to say — there are really a lot of feelings over here right now! In the jacket description, All The Bright Places is billed as “a heart-wrenching, unflinching story of love […]